New Jersey

Breaking from its playbook as a conservative lender, Provident Financial in New Jersey is working with a fintech to offer unsecured loans online.

The thrift had been known as Boiling Springs Savings Bank.

The New Jersey regional will have higher capital levels after buying Oritani Financial. That was just one of the reasons why CEO Ira Robbins overcame his aversion to M&A.

Valley, which had focused on Florida in recent years, will double its market share in Bergen County with the $740 million acquisition.

Seed, a San Francisco startup, has developed a platform that lets small businesses quickly open accounts online. That's an important feature for Cross River as it courts more fintech clients.

Shore Community Bank, which has five branches in Ocean County, will sell for $53 million.

First Internet is poised to acquire an SBA lending team to help it meet an ambitious loan target for the year — a target the CEO plans on doubling in coming years.

State and local officials have pushed back against retailers that don’t take cash, and now some are pressuring electric vehicle firms to expand payment options at charging stations.

Columbia plans to incorporate certain aspects of Stewardship Financial's charitable giving into its own foundation.

The New Jersey bank is entering a business dominated by larger players. In doing so, it could create a blueprint for other small banks.